Jamie Supyk (Soups)

POSITION: LOOSE FORWARD/CENTRE

1ST YEAR

AGE: 19

HOMETOWN: ROCHDALE

YOUTH CLUB:

TEAM SUPPORTS: ROCHDALE HORNETS

FAVOURITE PLAYER: JED AMOS-GODDARD

FAVOURITE FILM: REMEMBER THE TITANS

FAVOURITE FOOD: ANYTHING WITH MAYO

PASSIONATE ABOUT RL BECAUSE: PLAYED RUGBY UNION SINCE THE AGE OF 7, BUT STARTED WATCHING LEAGUE A FEW YEARS AGO AND DECIDED TO SWITCH

PLAYER LIKELINESS: SIMON MANNERING

pictured in his Union days

Supyk possess all the qualities to be an excellent rugby league player. Making great strides following his switch from playing the 15 man code this season for the Blue Ghosts, he is coming on leaps and bounds and starting to have a good impact on the team. Making the switch from Union to League is not an easy one, but Supyk seems to have come a long way in such a short space of time. A hard worker in training and off the field in the gym, sure to be one to watch over the coming weeks and months.

It is tough to pin point a player at this early stage but one that came to mind was Kiwi Simon Mannering. Both players have a similar athletic build for a forward, but defend and attack in equal measure. Supyk possesses a very strong side stepping ability, and is always willing to get involved in games, the defensive side particularly akin to Mannering.